Stocks started off 2011 on the right foot, as all the major equity indexes finished to the plus side during first week of trading in the New Year.  The ball dropped on the New Year with a nearly 100-point rally on the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the first trading day of the year.  And even though we ran out …

Stocks turned in another decent year in 2010, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining over 11.06% while the Nasdaq and the smaller-cap stocks as represented by the Russell 2000 jumped 16.92% and 25.3% respectively.  The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 Index also had a winning year with a strong 12.82% return.  However, for most investors and traders alike, it …

It’s definitely that time of the year to be ‘jolly’ given the holiday season and all, and the equity markets have certainly cooperated thus far in 2010.  With just five trading days left in the year, stocks are on track to have their best December since 1987.  And who would have ever guessed at the beginning of the year that …